In this issue

In an exclusive interview, Pulitzer-winning author Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee talks about his mission that could touch millions of cancer patients

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Deepika Padukone opens up about her foundation's mental health outreach in rural communities

Get real with Rishi, folks

David Cameron had foretold this, once in the presence of Narendra Modi—that there would soon be a day when the monarch calls a Singh or a Patel as “my prime minister”.

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HIGH AND LOWS

Guarding the Line of Actual Control not just takes a physical toll on jawans from the IndoTibetan Border Police, but more so a mental one

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The guilty military of 1962

On October 20, 1962, the Chinese launched a pre-emptive counterattack to the threat held out to them by the Indian prime minister eight days earlier that he had ordered the Army to “throw the Chinese out” of the Thagla Ridge. Within a month, they had conquered all of NEFA; then, as their troops stood poised on the edge of the Brahmaputra Valley, the Chinese suddenly undertook a unilateral withdrawal from the territories they had conquered, including even Tawang.

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New India is rising

Transformational changes in the realm of welfare delivery mechanisms, application changes in institutional frameworks for enhancing productivity in economic activities and governance, and making India a destination for next-generation technological research and global manufacturing have been the hallmarks of the eight years of the Narendra Modi government.

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BIG GUNS DEPLOYED

Though favourites in Gujarat, the BJP is not taking anything for granted and Modi and Shah are both on the ground

6 mins

Hustling at the hustings

The BRS wants to make a statement, the BJP wants to expand and the Congress wants to retain its seat—the story of a byelection in Telangana

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RISHI IS READY

Sunak treads in a treacherous environment of prowling enemies and harsh economic conditions. His biggest asset is the awareness that his coronation comes with a crown of thorns

7 mins

Rishi Sunak - The Postcolonial Fantasy

Rishi Sunak has risen to the top not because of his Indian origins, but because of his capability to handle the economy and to infuse confidence in his fellow parliamentarians

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TRADING BENEFITS

A successful FTA with India will be a major win for Sunak, but his hawkish Home Secretary Suella Braverman could prove to be a major challenge

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Absent in Qatar

This World Cup is without a few prominent teams and stars. But, this could be the last time we would be missing big names

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MICROSCOPE MUSINGS

There have been other Indian doctorwriters before, but none as popular as Pulitzer-winner Siddhartha Mukherjee. He is out with his new book, The Song of The Cell, and is trying to make cancer treatment cheaper in India, one step at a time

7 mins

From seed to stitch

Few designers excite me with their narratives of handspun, handwoven, handmade clothing more than the fashion label 11.11.

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MIX AND MARCH

A young and hip brass band is making original horn music joyous for all

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HELPING TO HEAL

Eight years ago, Deepika Padukone spoke up about her depression. Today, she tells THE WEEK about her foundation’s mental health outreach programme in rural communities

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